Position Overview & Specifications

A fantastic opportunity has come up to join the University of the West of Scotland as a Food Service Assistant at the Ayr Campus


The team provide a service for staff, students and visitors to the campus, with a retail offering in the coffee shop and a variety of hot and cold grab and go meals available in the main dining area. In addition to this, the department caters for internal and external meetings and private dining.


Duties will include serving customers across our catering outlets, ensuring areas are well stocked and presented, some basic food preparation, maintaining standards of cleanliness and assisting with our internal hospitality provision.


The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate high standards of customer service. Previous experience working in a busy customer service orientated catering or retail environment is desired, and a good knowledge of hospitality and events and barista skills would be an advantage.


Over and above a competitive salary, wider UWS staff benefits include:


  • 24 days of annual leave with an additional 12 University/Public Holidays per annum
  • No split shifts
  • Operating predominantly day time shifts across a Monday to Friday shift pattern with some additional evening and weekend work by arrangement
  • Opportunities to earn overtime on an ad hoc basis by supporting events and other commercial activity